The Department of Energy and its regulators have agreed to restrict the use of heavy equipment to demolish buildings that still have asbestos out of concern for worker health. The agreement, signed ...

Q. Our house has some kind of slate siding, and we've been told that it contains asbestos fibers. Would it be possible to wrap this siding with wire netting and cover the house with stucco, or does ...

Sampling to check for asbestos has been completed at Hanford with none detected at levels believed to affect worker health, according to the Department of Energy. "The data reviewed for this ...

QDEAR BARRY: We are buying an old house and were told by our home inspector that the tile siding probably contains asbestos. Neither the sellers nor their agent have provided any documentation to ...

Q: We're about to buy an old house that has asbestos siding and are unsure about whether to proceed with the purchase. We have two children and are very concerned about health hazards. What can you ...

City officials closed Briarfield Park indefinitely Friday after finding material containing asbestos in the soil. Pieces of transite siding – the shingle-like siding frequently used in the ...

Copeland Industrial Park could have the same asbestos contamination discovered at the neighboring Briarfield Park, city officials said Saturday. Because the same type of asbestos material found at ...

Extensive tests done on samples of air taken at Briarfield Park in Hampton do not show the presence of asbestos. The tests indicate that there is no current health risk at Briarfield Park, said Dr. R.